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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
10.54.1510.54.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.16

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Jarāsandhasince 10.54.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

रिपवो जिग्युरधुना काल आत्मानुसारिणि ।

तदा वयं विजेष्यामो यदा काल: प्रदक्षिण: ॥ १६ ॥

ripavo jigyur adhunā

kāla ātmānusāriṇi

tadā vayaṁ vijeṣyāmo

yadā kālaḥ pradakṣiṇaḥ

Translation

Now our enemies have conquered because time favors them, but in the future, when time is auspicious for us, we shall conquer.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Jarāsandha Hopes for Favorable Time

  1. 1

    Jarāsandha attributes his enemies' present victory to time favoring them.

  2. 2

    He expects that time will become auspicious for his own side in the future.

  3. 3

    His claim that they will then conquer expresses his hope for a reversal, not a victory already achieved.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Time now favors the Yādavas, so they have defeated you with only a small army, but in the future time will favor you, and you will surely conquer them.” Consoled in this way, Śiśupāla took his followers and returned to his kingdom.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.54
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ripavaḥour enemies
  2. jigyuḥhave conquered
  3. adhunānow
  4. kālethe time
  5. ātmathem
  6. anusārīṇifavoring
  7. tadāthen
  8. vayamwe
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “favors”, “favoring”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When you imagine a future success, can you distinguish your hope from what is certain?

Practice

Identify one hoped-for outcome today and acknowledge that you cannot guarantee when circumstances will favor it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJarāsandha Hopes for Favorable TimeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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